Hairdressing appliance



July 20, 1954 J.- M. LEWIS HAIRDRESSING APPLIANCE Filed Jan. 9, 1952Jane M. Lewis IN VEN TOR.

Patented July 20, 1954 UNITED STATES ?ATENT OFFICE 2,684,072HAIRDRESSING APPLIANCE J une M. Lewis, Lancaster, Ohio ApplicationJanuary 9, 1952, Serial No. 265,569

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in appliances used by hairdressers, or the like, and theprincipal object of the invention is to provide an appliance of thecharacter described which includes a hood portion, so to speak, adaptedto accommodate the hair while neutralizing solutions are appliedthereto, and which also includes a receptacle for catching and holdingthe solution while it is being applied to the hair.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its eificient operation and in its adaptability to easypositioning and removal on and from the head.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention per se; and,

Figure 3 is a sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of theline 33 in Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a hair dressing appliance which is designated generally bythe reference character In and embodies in its construction an arcuatehair receiving pouch l2 which is formed from suitable waterproof,flexible material and is adapted to receive therein the lower portion ofthe hair, as shown in Figure l. A pair of flexible band members M aresecured to the opposite ends of the pouch l2 and are adapted to encirclethe head and to be tied at the front thereof, so as to sustain the pouch[2 in position. A11 elongated, tray-shaped receptacle 16 of flexible,waterproof material is connected to the pouch l2 by having the pouchdisposed in the front portion thereof, the receptacle Hi including abottom l6 which underlies the pouch l2 and extends upwardly for securingin a hem I8 at the front upper edge of the pouch, as is clearly shown inFigure 3.

The receptacle l 6 is provided with an upstanding marginal flange 20which is substantially coplanar with the upper edge of the pouch I2.

When a permanent wave is applied to a head of hair, the hair is firstprepared or shaped for 2 the wave and hair waving solution is thenapplied to the hair to retain the shape.

This solution is permitted to remain on the hair a predetermined lengthof time until the hair has taken the set desired.

It is extremely important that the waving solution be neutralizedimmediately upon the termination of the period required to form the setto avoid burning or over-processing of the hair which leads to extremelyunsatisfactory results; and, it is to achieve a complete neutralizingaction of the hair that the present invention was constructed.

After the hair has set, it has been customary to simply pour aneutralizing solution over the hair and catch the excess solution in atray or receptacle suitably fastened around the skull of the wearer.However, due to the quick drainage of the neutralizing solution, quiteoften the solution does not permeate the end or peripheral portions ofthe hair sufliciently to avoid overprocessing or burning of thesestrands.

With the present invention, after the hair is set, or at least after thewaving solution has been applied and the excess drained from the hair,the pouch i2 is encased over the hair to provide a casing therefor andthe straps or bands [4 are fastened about the forehead so that the trayl6 underlies the pouch I2 and projects rearwardly from the nape of theneck of the wearer.

Then at the end of the wave set period, neutralizing solution is pouredon the hair to stop the action of the waving solution. The pouch 12holds neutralizing solution therein to assure complete neutralization ofthe peripheral portions of the hair while excess neutralizing solutionis caught in tray [6. Thus, complete neutralization of the entire bodyof hair may be assured and damage to the peripheral portions thereofavoided with the use of the present invention.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hairdressing appliance for aiding the neutralization of permanentwaving solution, comprising a head encircling band, an arcuate hairreceiving pouch provided on and depending from the rear portion of saidband, and a trayshaped liquid receptacle extending rearwardly from saidpouch, said pouch constituting a receptacle for maintaining aneutralizing fluid in contact with the hair.

2. A hairdressing appliance for aiding the neutralization of permanentwaving solution, comprising a head encircling band, an arcuate hairreceiving pouch of flexible material provided on and depending from therear portion of said band, and a tray-shaped liquid receptacle offlexible material extending rearwardly from said pouch, said receptacleincluding a bottom connected to the bottom of the pouch and anupstanding marginal flange substantially coplanar with the upper edge ofthe pouch.

3. The appliance as defined in claim 2 wherein said band includes a pairof flexible strap members extending forwardly from opposite ends of saidpouch and adapted to be separably connected together at the front of thehead.

4. A hairdressing appliance for aiding the neutralization of permanentwaving solution, comprising a head encircling band having a separableconnection at the front thereof, an arcuate hair receiving pouch offlexible material provided on and depending from the rear portion ofsaid band, said pouch including a front wall attached at its upper edgeto the band, a bottom and a back wall, and a tray-shaped liquidreceptacle of flexible material extending rearwardly from said pouch,said receptacle including a bottom and an upstanding marginal flange,the front and back walls of said pouch being coterminal with the flangeof said receptacle at points at the opposite sides of said band, thefront portion of the bottom of the receptacle supportably underlying thebottom of the tray and extending upwardly at the front surface of thefront wall of the tray and being secured to the upper edge of said frontwall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,547,810 Burgess Apr, 3, 1951 2,600,557 Marriott June 17,1952

